TITLE: When You Need Me
DISCLAIMER: lol. If I owned ANYTHING to do with CCS, do you think I'd be sitting here writing fics??? ^_-
ME: yay! If you're actually this far, that could possibly mean that you really like my story, so I'm happy ^.^ (see?? happy face!)
KERO: *rolls eyes* WAAAAAAAAAAY too much sugar DFS........ you shouldn't have eaten so many of Ruby Moon's cookies!
R.M.: BuT KEEEeEeeeeeRRRO! They're good! Ask Spinel!
SPINEL: 0.o
ME:.......... oh no. You didn't just get him on a sugar high again, didya Ruby Moon?
R.M: *grins evilly*
KERO: *sweat-drops* This can't be good.
ME: *turns to readers* Um....... heh........ ^.^; Before this situation gets way out of hand, I'd like to say that this chapter in the fic will get a bit more romancy, but also more suspenseful and dangerous.
R.M.: Goody!
ME: *sweat-drops* ^.^; so, um, keep reading and tell me if you like it. If you don't, oh well. lol
KERO: *eyes gets wide* Um........ DFS? Spinel's giving me weird looks again!! *sweats*
SPINEL: 0.o hehehe.........
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*****WHEN YOU NEED ME*****
Chapter 4
Tomoyo glanced nervously down at her watch, counting the seconds as they slowly passed by, turning into minutes with the reluctance of a snail. She was sitting on a cold, rusted bench near an old bus stop, waiting for her bodyguard to appear in his small limousine to take her home. How she had gotten into this situation was hard to say, especially since it was around 9:30 at night. But gotten into it she had, and though the dark didn't really scare her at all, the thought of the Serpents still lurking out there waiting to get to her brought chills up her spine.
It had already been a week since she had finally confessed what was going on to Eriol, and her hand was quite healed. Surprisingly, she also felt that a little bit of herself was healed, deep down inside. Because, for some strange reason, she would sometimes find herself truly smiling for no reason at all. And not only that, but a lot of the sorrow and stress she had felt building up over the years was slipping away, adding a little jump to her step and joy to her voice. Even Sakura, who had just called her recently from Hong Kong, said she sounded happier and younger. Tomoyo didn't quite know the reason for this. In fact, she could have sworn it came out of thin air, just a sudden urge to try and force herself to be happy again. But she did know, though she could never truly admit it to herself, that every time her thoughts would float to a certain reincarnated young man a smile would appear on her face and wings would beat at the sides of her stomach.
The week had actually been the most pleasant she had had in awhile, with no signs of the Serpents sneaking up on her, especially in school. That could've been because Eriol had started insisting on walking her to each class and then to her waiting car after school, never taking 'No' for an answer. Even when she had berated him about her not being a little kid, and then the time when she had pleaded, giving him puppy dog eyes.
Oh, the puppy dog eyes. Tomoyo smirked at the memory, giggling silently to herself. He couldn't STAND the puppy dog eyes! With Eriol, you could never tell the emotions that were going through his mind; NEVER. But when she had given him those big puppy dog eyes he had squirmed uncomfortably, smiled nervously, given her a pleading look to stop, and kept his mouth shut. Now THAT was an interesting look on Eriol, especially when she had leaned closer and his cheeks had gone slightly pink. Tomoyo snickered. She would really have to try it again on him sometime.
Biting her bottom lip softly against the cold wind, Tomoyo glanced down the empty street once more. The occasional car passed, and she heard sounds of traffic in the distance, but no sign of her bodyguard. Where was he?! She had wanted to check out the new ice-cream parlor in town while one of her bodyguards ran an errand. So he had agreed to take her, and then have her wait at the old bus stop if she got out before he did. It was right outside the new ice-cream shop. That was an hour ago. She had come out fifteen minutes before, when the shop had closed, and was now waiting out in the freezing cold for him to pick her up. Silently she wondered what kind of errand would keep him away for an hour, but there was nothing she could do about it. All she could do was sit, pray he arrived soon, and hope that the Serpents didn't come out around this area at this time of night.
Tomoyo smiled off her worries as she looked up at the stars twinkling in the sky above her. There was so many, and yet none of them shone like the moon, a soft radiating light that guided souls home at last. That's what Sonomi had always told Tomoyo anyway. And it seemed poetically fit enough to describe the beautiful orb of silver shining brightly in the sky above her head. Slowly, without knowing she was doing it, she began to sing softly underneath her breath.
'When does the sparrow crow
Atop his twig-like throne?
When does the mountain cry
Just to be left alone?
When does the panther roar
In hopes of going home?
Little do they know
Their fates are already sown...'
A sad smile appeared on Tomoyo's face as she sung her mother's song, the real meaning behind the words hitting her for the first time. This was Sonomi's sorrow and joy, wrapped up into a small lullaby. It was about when things disappeared...... when PEOPLE disappeared. It was about not fitting in, and loneliness. And it was sad.
'...In our cages we wait
White mice waiting to flee
In our chests our hearts ache
Longing to be free
What happens to us all day
Is something that's meant to be
But I'll always be there for you
Whenever you need me.'
And suddenly the sadness in Tomoyo's smile ended, just as she whispered the last words of the song into the night. This song wasn't just sad...... it was about hope as well. And the ending of sadness. Knowing SOMEONE out there would be there for her, no matter what happened. It reminded her of Eriol, that afternoon when she had left his house just after telling him about the gang.
FLASHBACK TIME!!!!!!!!!!
Eriol gently grabbed Tomoyo's arm as she started to head out the door, seeing her mother's car outside. She turned to him slowly, tilting her head and raising one delicate eyebrow. All he did was smile, young but wise eyes narrowed as he leaned forward and whispered in her ear.
"I know it's not much to help you out Tomoyo Daidouji, but I hope you know that whenever you need me, I'll be there."
END FLASHBACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The memory of those words sent a soft, warming smile to her face, making the butterflies appear in her stomach all over again. How could Eriol Hiiragizawa do that to her all the time, even with friendly gestures such as that? Lately, even the SIGHT of him had sent silly smiles all over her face that she always had to force down and hide before he saw.
Giving a small impatient sigh, Tomoyo finally stood up from the bench and began to pace slowly to keep herself warm. She was wearing a spaghetti-strap black dress that reached her knee's, with a dark purple belt and hair ribbon that matched her eyes perfectly. The ribbon was there only to keep her hair out of her face, because her hair was actually flowing in smooth black waves down her shoulders. Truthfully, Tomoyo would never have been dressed so fancy on such a cold night, but she had just come from a company party of her mothers, and hadn't had time to change. She snuggled deeper into the jacket she had managed to snag on her way out the door, though she regretted she hadn't had time to change into pants. The cold air was biting mercilessly at her legs, and her bodyguard STILL WASN'T THERE! Not to mention she couldn't call her mother, since Sonomi was still at the company party, which would last long into the night.
Tomoyo let out a small sigh, just about to sit back down on the bench when suddenly she heard a noise behind her. Before she could spin around cold hands had already grabbed her shoulders and arms. Tomoyo shrieked, forced to her knees as rough hands covered her mouth and grabbed at her arms, starting to drag her away from the bus stop. Tomoyo could have fought a couple of them..... maybe gotten away before they could harm her. But there was too many...... WAY too many.
'ERIOL!' She wailed helplessly inside her head as she felt fists and hands making contact with her skin, weakening her struggles and dragging her away into the darkness, 'HELP ME! I NEED YOU!'
But she knew, inside, that her thoughts were all in vane. Eriol couldn't hear her..... no one could. No one would be there to stop the Serpents this time. No one.
* * * * * *
Eriol Hiiragizawa was sitting calmly in what he liked to call his 'brooding chair'. Cause that's exactly what he was doing.... brooding. He had on black jeans and a long sleeved dark gray shirt with cuffs at the wrists and the collar halfway unbuttoned. His clothes were slightly wrinkled and baggy, but who cared about being prim and proper at this time of night? Eriol was sitting straight, staring into the fireplace as if in a trance by the leaping flames. And his thoughts were wondering....... wondering to a certain pale, raven-haired young woman. He couldn't help it...... lately she had been affecting him in ways he couldn't understand. Good ways. Ways that made him want to fall to his knees and ways that made his stomach do flips. It was pleasant, warm feelings...... feelings he had never felt before. But what did it mean?
(EXPLANATION: heh....... yeah, I'm interrupting the story for a sec. See, the reason Eriol doesn't know anything about falling for another person or liking someone else is because Clow never really felt things like that. And when he did, he could never tell what it was. That's how it is in this story anyways. ^.^)
Just as the flames were at their all-time high in the fireplace, dancing and crackling madly, Eriol doubled over. A small pain was ripping through his head, and then a couple shouted words, hollow and echoed like they were being thought rather then said.
"ERIOL! HELP ME! I NEED YOU!"
His head flew up automatically, eyes wide and hair doing a good impression of Syaoran's usually messy locks. It wasn't right...... how had he heard that? Could it have been something he made up in his own mind, because he was thinking of Tomoyo? Because he definitely knew that had been Tomoyo. Before his eyes, he remembered a flash of black and white, then wide purple eyes frozen in fright.
"Master!" Ruby Moon yelled, rushing into the room. Behind her came Spinel, looking wide-eyed and very worried. "Did you hear that Eriol? Did you?!"
Eriol calmly stood up, his face hard and unreadable. All his creations could see was the slight frown that tainted his face, but nothing else.
"Yes...... yes, I saw. I'm going for a....... walk now, okay?"
Ruby Moon looked beyond surprised, about to run after Eriol and tackle him to the ground. Didn't he see and hear the vision? Didn't he want to help out his friend? Both her and Spinel knew who the girl had been, so he must have known too.......
Spinel stopped her with a calm paw to her shoulder, watching as Eriol stepped calmly out the door.
"Call us if you need us Master! We'll be ready."
Eriol only kept his calm composure for a tenth of a second. As soon as he was out the door he ran. He ran like hell.
* * * * * *
Tomoyo blinked, tasting blood against her lips as she looked up groggily. She could tell that she no longer had her jacket on, because a strong icy wind was blowing against her arms and face. She could feel her body going numb already.
Looking around slowly, Tomoyo silently noted that she was on a beach, which accounted for the wind and the sandy feeling against her legs. She was kneeling on the shore, watching dark waves lap the surface a few feet in front of her. Her arms were tied securely behind her back, digging into the soft flesh like wire, while her feet remained unbound. And she couldn't see anyone. Did that mean she could run?
"I wouldn't try that," A voice floated to her ears as she tried to stand up. Immediately Tomoyo craned her head to look backwards, but she still couldn't see anyone. Snickers followed from the darkness behind her.
"Ah, Tomoyo Daidouji, how have you been? I haven't been able to talk to you in quite awhile." Brian's voice floated up to her ears, harsh and teasing. She could tell he was close by, along with a group of other people. She could hear their hard breaths, and even feel the glares penetrating into her back. She didn't answer.
"Hiding behind that one boy lately Tomoyo? I must admit, I didn't think you were the kind of person to hide behind others. And the way he follows you....... I have half a mind to suspect that you TOLD him something."
Tomoyo shivered, blinking slowly as her body numbed against the cold wind, goosebumps covering her skin. She could barely keep her eyes open...... it was just too cold......
"Oh well...... it won't matter after tonight, will it?" Brian asked, the sneer on his face evident in his voice. Seconds later Tomoyo felt cold metal slide up her cheek and stop at her temple. She heard a slight click, and then the metal pushing harder against her skin. It was a gun. The barrel of a gun. Tomoyo's heart froze in mid-beat.
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Eriol was running breathlessly down streets and alley's, looking everywhere for Tomoyo. He had left his glasses at home but could see well enough without them. In truth, Eriol barely needed his glasses at all. They were only there to make him look calm and non-threatening. Without his glasses he seemed wild-eyed and hostile...... dangerous even. But right now, he didn't care.
He was searching the streets with his magic, trying to find any sign of Tomoyo's aura. He could feel it vaguely, teasing the back of his mind, but he still couldn't tell where it was coming from.
"WHERE IS SHE?!" he finally exploded to the silent streets, stopping to catch his breath. His black jeans and grey shirt were even more wrinkled then before, and his hair looked worse then Syaoran's EVER had. But his bluish-grey eyes were slitted in silent anger, making him look almost deadly. Almost deadly and very dangerous.
Suddenly a scene of waves engulfed his mind, dark waves washing across the shore. The beach! It was a bit farther away from town then Eriol had expected, but he knew it had to be the place. He immediately teleported there, feeling a gust of cold wind hit him the moment he arrived.
Eriol could sense a large group of auras up ahead, including Tomoyo's. Letting out a short breath of hair, he began to run, a small voice of panic taking over his senses. There was a deadly silence rising in his mind. A sense of foreboding. And then a loud gunshot that split the night air like thunder.
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TO BE CONTINUED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
^.^ see?? told ya it was a bit more romancy and dangerous! Next chapter's the last one, so don't get mad at me too much for leaving you with a cliffhanger! I swear I'll have the last chapter up by today!
KERO: YOU IDIOT!!!! *whacks DFS with a pillow* You KILLED Tomoyo!!!!
ME: *panics* No I didn't!!! I- I mean....... you're just gonna have to wait and see what happens!
R.M: Yeah Kero, besides, DFS doesn't like writing main character deaths. Maybe SIDE characters....... like YOU.
KERO: 0.0 ......huh????
SPINEL: Yeah Kero, Ruby Moon and me are both in this...... but YOUR not!
KERO: DFS????? You're not gonna kill me off, are ya????
ME: Weeeeelll..... no. I mean, Kero, you're not even IN the fic-
KERO: WHAT????
ME: ^.^; d-didn't we go over this before??? Um....... next chapter coming up! Ciao!
KERO: grrrrr.....
(yeah, this was a short chapter, but the next one will be longer ^.^)
DISCLAIMER: lol. If I owned ANYTHING to do with CCS, do you think I'd be sitting here writing fics??? ^_-
ME: yay! If you're actually this far, that could possibly mean that you really like my story, so I'm happy ^.^ (see?? happy face!)
KERO: *rolls eyes* WAAAAAAAAAAY too much sugar DFS........ you shouldn't have eaten so many of Ruby Moon's cookies!
R.M.: BuT KEEEeEeeeeeRRRO! They're good! Ask Spinel!
SPINEL: 0.o
ME:.......... oh no. You didn't just get him on a sugar high again, didya Ruby Moon?
R.M: *grins evilly*
KERO: *sweat-drops* This can't be good.
ME: *turns to readers* Um....... heh........ ^.^; Before this situation gets way out of hand, I'd like to say that this chapter in the fic will get a bit more romancy, but also more suspenseful and dangerous.
R.M.: Goody!
ME: *sweat-drops* ^.^; so, um, keep reading and tell me if you like it. If you don't, oh well. lol
KERO: *eyes gets wide* Um........ DFS? Spinel's giving me weird looks again!! *sweats*
SPINEL: 0.o hehehe.........
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*****WHEN YOU NEED ME*****
Chapter 4
Tomoyo glanced nervously down at her watch, counting the seconds as they slowly passed by, turning into minutes with the reluctance of a snail. She was sitting on a cold, rusted bench near an old bus stop, waiting for her bodyguard to appear in his small limousine to take her home. How she had gotten into this situation was hard to say, especially since it was around 9:30 at night. But gotten into it she had, and though the dark didn't really scare her at all, the thought of the Serpents still lurking out there waiting to get to her brought chills up her spine.
It had already been a week since she had finally confessed what was going on to Eriol, and her hand was quite healed. Surprisingly, she also felt that a little bit of herself was healed, deep down inside. Because, for some strange reason, she would sometimes find herself truly smiling for no reason at all. And not only that, but a lot of the sorrow and stress she had felt building up over the years was slipping away, adding a little jump to her step and joy to her voice. Even Sakura, who had just called her recently from Hong Kong, said she sounded happier and younger. Tomoyo didn't quite know the reason for this. In fact, she could have sworn it came out of thin air, just a sudden urge to try and force herself to be happy again. But she did know, though she could never truly admit it to herself, that every time her thoughts would float to a certain reincarnated young man a smile would appear on her face and wings would beat at the sides of her stomach.
The week had actually been the most pleasant she had had in awhile, with no signs of the Serpents sneaking up on her, especially in school. That could've been because Eriol had started insisting on walking her to each class and then to her waiting car after school, never taking 'No' for an answer. Even when she had berated him about her not being a little kid, and then the time when she had pleaded, giving him puppy dog eyes.
Oh, the puppy dog eyes. Tomoyo smirked at the memory, giggling silently to herself. He couldn't STAND the puppy dog eyes! With Eriol, you could never tell the emotions that were going through his mind; NEVER. But when she had given him those big puppy dog eyes he had squirmed uncomfortably, smiled nervously, given her a pleading look to stop, and kept his mouth shut. Now THAT was an interesting look on Eriol, especially when she had leaned closer and his cheeks had gone slightly pink. Tomoyo snickered. She would really have to try it again on him sometime.
Biting her bottom lip softly against the cold wind, Tomoyo glanced down the empty street once more. The occasional car passed, and she heard sounds of traffic in the distance, but no sign of her bodyguard. Where was he?! She had wanted to check out the new ice-cream parlor in town while one of her bodyguards ran an errand. So he had agreed to take her, and then have her wait at the old bus stop if she got out before he did. It was right outside the new ice-cream shop. That was an hour ago. She had come out fifteen minutes before, when the shop had closed, and was now waiting out in the freezing cold for him to pick her up. Silently she wondered what kind of errand would keep him away for an hour, but there was nothing she could do about it. All she could do was sit, pray he arrived soon, and hope that the Serpents didn't come out around this area at this time of night.
Tomoyo smiled off her worries as she looked up at the stars twinkling in the sky above her. There was so many, and yet none of them shone like the moon, a soft radiating light that guided souls home at last. That's what Sonomi had always told Tomoyo anyway. And it seemed poetically fit enough to describe the beautiful orb of silver shining brightly in the sky above her head. Slowly, without knowing she was doing it, she began to sing softly underneath her breath.
'When does the sparrow crow
Atop his twig-like throne?
When does the mountain cry
Just to be left alone?
When does the panther roar
In hopes of going home?
Little do they know
Their fates are already sown...'
A sad smile appeared on Tomoyo's face as she sung her mother's song, the real meaning behind the words hitting her for the first time. This was Sonomi's sorrow and joy, wrapped up into a small lullaby. It was about when things disappeared...... when PEOPLE disappeared. It was about not fitting in, and loneliness. And it was sad.
'...In our cages we wait
White mice waiting to flee
In our chests our hearts ache
Longing to be free
What happens to us all day
Is something that's meant to be
But I'll always be there for you
Whenever you need me.'
And suddenly the sadness in Tomoyo's smile ended, just as she whispered the last words of the song into the night. This song wasn't just sad...... it was about hope as well. And the ending of sadness. Knowing SOMEONE out there would be there for her, no matter what happened. It reminded her of Eriol, that afternoon when she had left his house just after telling him about the gang.
FLASHBACK TIME!!!!!!!!!!
Eriol gently grabbed Tomoyo's arm as she started to head out the door, seeing her mother's car outside. She turned to him slowly, tilting her head and raising one delicate eyebrow. All he did was smile, young but wise eyes narrowed as he leaned forward and whispered in her ear.
"I know it's not much to help you out Tomoyo Daidouji, but I hope you know that whenever you need me, I'll be there."
END FLASHBACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The memory of those words sent a soft, warming smile to her face, making the butterflies appear in her stomach all over again. How could Eriol Hiiragizawa do that to her all the time, even with friendly gestures such as that? Lately, even the SIGHT of him had sent silly smiles all over her face that she always had to force down and hide before he saw.
Giving a small impatient sigh, Tomoyo finally stood up from the bench and began to pace slowly to keep herself warm. She was wearing a spaghetti-strap black dress that reached her knee's, with a dark purple belt and hair ribbon that matched her eyes perfectly. The ribbon was there only to keep her hair out of her face, because her hair was actually flowing in smooth black waves down her shoulders. Truthfully, Tomoyo would never have been dressed so fancy on such a cold night, but she had just come from a company party of her mothers, and hadn't had time to change. She snuggled deeper into the jacket she had managed to snag on her way out the door, though she regretted she hadn't had time to change into pants. The cold air was biting mercilessly at her legs, and her bodyguard STILL WASN'T THERE! Not to mention she couldn't call her mother, since Sonomi was still at the company party, which would last long into the night.
Tomoyo let out a small sigh, just about to sit back down on the bench when suddenly she heard a noise behind her. Before she could spin around cold hands had already grabbed her shoulders and arms. Tomoyo shrieked, forced to her knees as rough hands covered her mouth and grabbed at her arms, starting to drag her away from the bus stop. Tomoyo could have fought a couple of them..... maybe gotten away before they could harm her. But there was too many...... WAY too many.
'ERIOL!' She wailed helplessly inside her head as she felt fists and hands making contact with her skin, weakening her struggles and dragging her away into the darkness, 'HELP ME! I NEED YOU!'
But she knew, inside, that her thoughts were all in vane. Eriol couldn't hear her..... no one could. No one would be there to stop the Serpents this time. No one.
* * * * * *
Eriol Hiiragizawa was sitting calmly in what he liked to call his 'brooding chair'. Cause that's exactly what he was doing.... brooding. He had on black jeans and a long sleeved dark gray shirt with cuffs at the wrists and the collar halfway unbuttoned. His clothes were slightly wrinkled and baggy, but who cared about being prim and proper at this time of night? Eriol was sitting straight, staring into the fireplace as if in a trance by the leaping flames. And his thoughts were wondering....... wondering to a certain pale, raven-haired young woman. He couldn't help it...... lately she had been affecting him in ways he couldn't understand. Good ways. Ways that made him want to fall to his knees and ways that made his stomach do flips. It was pleasant, warm feelings...... feelings he had never felt before. But what did it mean?
(EXPLANATION: heh....... yeah, I'm interrupting the story for a sec. See, the reason Eriol doesn't know anything about falling for another person or liking someone else is because Clow never really felt things like that. And when he did, he could never tell what it was. That's how it is in this story anyways. ^.^)
Just as the flames were at their all-time high in the fireplace, dancing and crackling madly, Eriol doubled over. A small pain was ripping through his head, and then a couple shouted words, hollow and echoed like they were being thought rather then said.
"ERIOL! HELP ME! I NEED YOU!"
His head flew up automatically, eyes wide and hair doing a good impression of Syaoran's usually messy locks. It wasn't right...... how had he heard that? Could it have been something he made up in his own mind, because he was thinking of Tomoyo? Because he definitely knew that had been Tomoyo. Before his eyes, he remembered a flash of black and white, then wide purple eyes frozen in fright.
"Master!" Ruby Moon yelled, rushing into the room. Behind her came Spinel, looking wide-eyed and very worried. "Did you hear that Eriol? Did you?!"
Eriol calmly stood up, his face hard and unreadable. All his creations could see was the slight frown that tainted his face, but nothing else.
"Yes...... yes, I saw. I'm going for a....... walk now, okay?"
Ruby Moon looked beyond surprised, about to run after Eriol and tackle him to the ground. Didn't he see and hear the vision? Didn't he want to help out his friend? Both her and Spinel knew who the girl had been, so he must have known too.......
Spinel stopped her with a calm paw to her shoulder, watching as Eriol stepped calmly out the door.
"Call us if you need us Master! We'll be ready."
Eriol only kept his calm composure for a tenth of a second. As soon as he was out the door he ran. He ran like hell.
* * * * * *
Tomoyo blinked, tasting blood against her lips as she looked up groggily. She could tell that she no longer had her jacket on, because a strong icy wind was blowing against her arms and face. She could feel her body going numb already.
Looking around slowly, Tomoyo silently noted that she was on a beach, which accounted for the wind and the sandy feeling against her legs. She was kneeling on the shore, watching dark waves lap the surface a few feet in front of her. Her arms were tied securely behind her back, digging into the soft flesh like wire, while her feet remained unbound. And she couldn't see anyone. Did that mean she could run?
"I wouldn't try that," A voice floated to her ears as she tried to stand up. Immediately Tomoyo craned her head to look backwards, but she still couldn't see anyone. Snickers followed from the darkness behind her.
"Ah, Tomoyo Daidouji, how have you been? I haven't been able to talk to you in quite awhile." Brian's voice floated up to her ears, harsh and teasing. She could tell he was close by, along with a group of other people. She could hear their hard breaths, and even feel the glares penetrating into her back. She didn't answer.
"Hiding behind that one boy lately Tomoyo? I must admit, I didn't think you were the kind of person to hide behind others. And the way he follows you....... I have half a mind to suspect that you TOLD him something."
Tomoyo shivered, blinking slowly as her body numbed against the cold wind, goosebumps covering her skin. She could barely keep her eyes open...... it was just too cold......
"Oh well...... it won't matter after tonight, will it?" Brian asked, the sneer on his face evident in his voice. Seconds later Tomoyo felt cold metal slide up her cheek and stop at her temple. She heard a slight click, and then the metal pushing harder against her skin. It was a gun. The barrel of a gun. Tomoyo's heart froze in mid-beat.
* * * * * *
Eriol was running breathlessly down streets and alley's, looking everywhere for Tomoyo. He had left his glasses at home but could see well enough without them. In truth, Eriol barely needed his glasses at all. They were only there to make him look calm and non-threatening. Without his glasses he seemed wild-eyed and hostile...... dangerous even. But right now, he didn't care.
He was searching the streets with his magic, trying to find any sign of Tomoyo's aura. He could feel it vaguely, teasing the back of his mind, but he still couldn't tell where it was coming from.
"WHERE IS SHE?!" he finally exploded to the silent streets, stopping to catch his breath. His black jeans and grey shirt were even more wrinkled then before, and his hair looked worse then Syaoran's EVER had. But his bluish-grey eyes were slitted in silent anger, making him look almost deadly. Almost deadly and very dangerous.
Suddenly a scene of waves engulfed his mind, dark waves washing across the shore. The beach! It was a bit farther away from town then Eriol had expected, but he knew it had to be the place. He immediately teleported there, feeling a gust of cold wind hit him the moment he arrived.
Eriol could sense a large group of auras up ahead, including Tomoyo's. Letting out a short breath of hair, he began to run, a small voice of panic taking over his senses. There was a deadly silence rising in his mind. A sense of foreboding. And then a loud gunshot that split the night air like thunder.
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TO BE CONTINUED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
^.^ see?? told ya it was a bit more romancy and dangerous! Next chapter's the last one, so don't get mad at me too much for leaving you with a cliffhanger! I swear I'll have the last chapter up by today!
KERO: YOU IDIOT!!!! *whacks DFS with a pillow* You KILLED Tomoyo!!!!
ME: *panics* No I didn't!!! I- I mean....... you're just gonna have to wait and see what happens!
R.M: Yeah Kero, besides, DFS doesn't like writing main character deaths. Maybe SIDE characters....... like YOU.
KERO: 0.0 ......huh????
SPINEL: Yeah Kero, Ruby Moon and me are both in this...... but YOUR not!
KERO: DFS????? You're not gonna kill me off, are ya????
ME: Weeeeelll..... no. I mean, Kero, you're not even IN the fic-
KERO: WHAT????
ME: ^.^; d-didn't we go over this before??? Um....... next chapter coming up! Ciao!
KERO: grrrrr.....
(yeah, this was a short chapter, but the next one will be longer ^.^)